This broken pier serves as a reminder of how devastating and destructive a hurricane can be, but the real tragedy here is that it wasn’t completely washed away, but instead remains in disrepair due to lack of funding. sure you can blame FEMA but if there is one thing that history has taught us is that the people affected by these catastrophe forces of nature are resilience people who face the storms and continue to recover, rebuild and continue living the life they have grow to love and continue to carry the culture they inherited from past generations. If one is to cast blame it should lie not only with the Federal Government but the State and Local Governments as well. The individuals that live here have suffered the perils, and were forced to rebuild qtheir lives yet they must be reminded daily of how difficult it is to find closure due to the on-going political struggles by the elected official who’s agendas are misguided and self-serving and fail to recognize the benefits of rebuilding these magnificent structures where families can come and forget their pain. This pier represents a pathetic example of why it’s up to the community to help themselves and stop relying on the bureaucrats to do the right thing.
